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...Crimson elevated its base cadence in the race’s final strokes but never fully sprinted. The tactic was more than sufficient in holding off the older Cambridge crew while still conserving energy for the following day’s final...
...acting like the 51st state.” And a politically charged play called Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom draws on the testimony of numerous “enemy combatants” held without due process by the United States in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay base...
While a strong wind the previous day against BU had prevented Leander from gaining a sizeable advantage thanks to an increased base cadence off the start, with calm conditions against Harvard, the British crew had little difficulty staking itself to a huge early lead...
...RETIRED. MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD MECHENBIER, 62, the last Vietnam prisoner of war still flying for the U.S. military; at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Shot down over North Vietnam in 1967, Mechenbier spent six years in captivity in the so-called Hanoi Hilton, alongside John McCain, now a U.S. Senator. He hung up his wings upon reaching the Air Force's mandatory retirement age: "When you're getting run out of town on a rail, get in front and make it look like a parade," he said at a ceremony in his honor...
...roster of prime-time speakers will include California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former Terminator does not share President Bush's opposition to abortion and gay marriage, and during the movie star's gubernatorial run, some advisers counseled the President to keep his distance, to avoid offending his conservative base. But Republican officials now hope the Governor's broad appeal will help undo Democratic efforts to paint the party as doctrinaire...